base spicy

Saffranal Substitutes & Alternatives

spicy phenolic medicinal herbal woody tobacco hay floral

Phenolic, Medicinal, Spicy-Herbal, Saffron, Woody, Camphor, Tobacco, Hay, Herbaceous, Pungent, Green, Floral

Same material — different names

These share the same CAS number (116-26-7) — the same core molecule sold under different trade names. They're close to interchangeable, but purity and isomer ratio can cause subtle differences in strength and character, so treat them as near-identical rather than exactly the same.

Safranal CAS 116-26-7
Same molecule

15 substitutes for Saffranal

1.

Red Thyme Oil

88.2% match
heart aromatic
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, phenolic, herbal, medicinal, woody and camphoraceous

2.

Thyme (Red) - Spain

80.2% match
heart green
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal, phenolic, medicinal and woody

3.

Espicene Gamma

75.7% match
heart spicy
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal and woody

4.

Coriander Seed Russia

73.7% match
heart green
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, woody and herbal

5.

Saffron Oleoresin

72.4% match
heart gourmand
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal, woody, medicinal, hay, tobacco and camphoraceous

6.

Carvacrol FCC

71.3% match
heart aromatic
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal, phenolic and camphoraceous

7.

LAVENDER F-TEC

71.3% match
heart fantasy
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal and woody

8.

Oregano Essential Oil

71.3% match
heart aromatic
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal and medicinal

9.

Thymol (Crystals)

69.3% match
middle aromatic Same position
Why this substitute

Shares phenolic, spicy, medicinal, herbal and camphoraceous

10.

Prismantol

69.1% match
base spicy
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, woody, herbal and camphoraceous

11.

Sweet Marjoram Oil

68.0% match
heart aromatic
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal, woody and medicinal

12.

Basil Holy (Tulsi) - India

67.6% match
heart green
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal, phenolic and woody

13.

Black Pepper-India

66.8% match
heart spicy
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, woody and herbal

14.

Guava Leaf Essential Oil

65.7% match
heart woody
Why this substitute

Shares woody, spicy and herbal

15.

White Thyme Essential Oil

65.5% match
heart aromatic
Why this substitute

Shares spicy, herbal, medicinal and phenolic